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“l Vol. Z2 Jillllléll`}'. lll-}-l No. 6
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— W. D. Armstrong, Horticulturist, Editor
3 KENTECKY STATE H()R'l`I- amorglg iéems mentioned was a large
I · l l A · A — over ea water storage tank. con-
Q ('LLTLRAL MEFVI ING structed near the orchard of used
materials that enabled quick tank
The 8'ith annual meeting of the filling and the application of more
Kentucky State Horticultural So- tanks of sprays per day. Mr. Frank
{ ciety, The College of Agriculture and Street of Henderson gave a fine dis-
, Home Economics of the University cussion of the important work being
of Kentucky cooperating, was held done by the National Apple Insti-
— in Paducah on December 16, 1943. tute and also led a discussion on im-
3 Officers elected to guide the growers portant peach production problems.
· during the coming year were Mr. Mr. Herman Yopp pointed out some
` Herman Yopp, Paducah, President, of the important work that is being
ir and the three vice presidents. Mr. done and can be done by State Hor-
;» Fred C. VanHoose of Johnson coun- ticultural Societies and pledged his
. ty, representing eastern Kentucky; efforts to make the Kentucky society
, Mr. William Fegenbush of Jefferson of great service to Kentucky fruit
l county. representing central Ken- growers. Mr. W. W. Magill also re-
_. tucky; and Dr-_ D_ W_ Doran of ported on some of the activities of
L Graves county representing western the society as well as reporting a
. Kentucky. Mr. W. W. Magill of number of the important items
._ Lexington, Kentucky, was re-clect- brought out in the sectional fruit
· ed secretary-treasurei; conference at St. Louis. Dr. P. O.
"‘ Q An interesting and informative Ritcher discussed the peach insect
‘ program was had covering many irn- work of 1943 consisting of curculio
_lm(l · portant wartime fruit problems control and Oriental fruit moth para-
Olll_ _ Chief out-of-state speaker was Dr. SITO \\‘0l`k- along with th? Plam for
,0 ln , W. Kelley, Extension Horticultur- 1944; W- D- A1`m_$t1`0¥?§ dl$Cu$$€d the
lll l. i ist from Illinois, who brought an in- codlrng moth situation and_ spray
; spiring message urging fruit growers service work of 1943 along with the
j to carry out the best known orchard Pl3¤$ {OY 1944- This Work will _b€‘
l practices, to plant the lylggt produc- continued along present lines with
UVG V81`i€ties, to keep new young emphasis Oil gi‘Gat€1` SG1`\’1C€ and
plantings coming On_ and tO Cllml- closer contact with growers. _
_ . nate old trees of low yielding. poor $OmG“'h3t Slmllm meeting for
vide- val-l€tlcS_ Dl._ Kelley also polnted fruit growers in northern and central .
lm' Out that retail peach purchasers for Kcillucky IS Planned Ou Janumy 21 `
V the home consumption preferred ni;nrn~C_ in connection with the farm and
idcr- ti~ee-l~lpGn0d fruit and polntcd Out home convention at Lexington, Jan-
\`**N'*· . needed methods in handling these um? 2528-
L‘il¤`l>` more mature peaches. Professor A. J.
llglll gltney reperted a fairly healthy con- '_‘_
il if 1ion as ar as most orchard sup- _ , _
A.%*`l* . plies are concerned with the excep- Chi"] RAL STATES H0RTICUL'
tion of baskets and new sprayers. TURAL CONFERENCE. ST.
Growers were urged to place orders LOU]S_ M0__ DEQ 13.15 ··
for spray materials, fertilizers, tools. A
and spray repairs as early as pos- _
~ anu sible. Mr. William Fegcnbush dis- A very important wartime horti-
lieid: Cussed a number of wartime, labor cultural conference was held at St.
and · Saving practices that would enable Louis on December 13. 14. and 15.
seeds f1`Uit growers to do their work more sponsored by the American POln0—
itlleh. quickly and efficiently. Outstanding logical Society and a number of cen-
ie ry
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